How to Backup and Restore Everything in Microsoft Edge in Windows  

I made a little script to automate edge backup.

There he is VER 0.1 BETA:

• Use Robocopy

Code:

@echo off & setlocal

:: By Einstein1969 
::
:: Automatize backup edge. Ver 0.1 BETA
::
:: Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html
::
:: You can launch how administrator with mouse OR run in admin cmd windows and accept one parameter how "destination" or will prompt for input.
:: Choice a NTFS disk for destination backup.
::

rem check if run as administrator
fsutil dirty query %SYSTEMDRIVE% >nul 2>&1
If %errorLevel% NEQ 0 (
   Echo Failure, please rerun this script from an elevated command prompt. Exiting...
   TIMEOUT /T 8 /NOBREAK >nul:
   Exit /B 1
) 

set "DISK="

rem GET Destination
if NOT "%1"=="" set "DISK=%1"

if not defined DISK Set /P "DISK=Please enter Destination, ex. D: > "

if NOT EXIST "%DISK%" (echo Destination "%DISK%" not exist) & goto :end

echo Backup to %DISK%\bck_edge

echo Closing Edge.
taskkill /IM msedge.exe >nul: 2>&1

echo Wait for closing Edge.
TIMEOUT /T 10 /NOBREAK >nul:

echo Copy data.
robocopy "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" "%DISK%\bck_edge\edge" /E /COPYALL /NFL /NDL

IF %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 goto finish

Echo Something failed in copy data & goto :end

:finish
Echo All copy data done, no fatal errors.

echo Export register.
regedit /E "%DISK%\bck_edge\Microsoft_Edge_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs"

rem Add information on backup type, data and time
(
  echo Backup of Microsoft Edge on %Date% - %Time% 
  echo Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html 
) > "%DISK%\bck_edge\Readme.txt"

:end
pause

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VER 0.4 BETA

• this use the zip compression
• with COM object for choose destination folder
• create multiple folder with date and time

Code:

@echo off & setlocal & mode 90,30 & color 1e & echo( & title EDGE AUTOMATE BACKUP
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:: By Einstein1969 
::
:: Automatize backup edge. Ver 0.4 BETA
::
:: 13/06/2022  Ver 0.4 BETA - Aesthetic added and little code optimizations
:: 13/06/2022  Ver 0.3 BETA:
::             - Fix bug on Destination Folder.
::             - New COM Dialog for choose Destination Folder/Disk
:: 13/06/2022  Ver 0.2 BETA - Use zip compression instead of copying with robocopy
:: 12/06/2021  Ver 0.1 BETA - Initial version with robocopy
::
:: Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html
::
:: You can launch how administrator with mouse OR run in admin cmd windows and accept one parameter how "destination" or will prompt for input.
:: Choice a NTFS disk for destination backup. Usefull for Robocoby backup.
::
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rem check if run as administrator
fsutil dirty query %SYSTEMDRIVE% >nul 2>&1
If %errorLevel% NEQ 0 (
   Echo 	Please rerun this script from an elevated command prompt. Exiting...
   TIMEOUT /T 8 /NOBREAK >nul:
   Exit /B 1
) 

for /L %%I in (1,1,8) do echo(
echo 	GET Destination ...
set "Dest=%1"

if not defined Dest for /f "usebackq delims=" %%I in (`powershell "(new-object -COM 'Shell.Application').BrowseForFolder(0,'Please choose a folder for a destination backup.',0,0).self.path"`) do set "Dest=%%I"

if NOT EXIST "%Dest%" (echo 	Error! Destination "%Dest%" not exist) & goto :end

rem add date/time backup
set "DATE_BCK=%DATE:/=_%_%TIME:~0,-6%"
set "DATE_BCK=%DATE_BCK:-=_%"
set "DATE_BCK=%DATE_BCK::=_%"

set "DEST=%Dest%\BckEdge_%DATE_BCK%"

mkdir "%Dest%"

echo 	Backup to "%Dest%"

echo 	Closing Edge.
taskkill /IM msedge.exe >nul: 2>&1

echo 	Wait for closing Edge.
TIMEOUT /T 5 /NOBREAK >nul:

echo 	Closing Forced Edge background process.
taskkill /IM msedge.exe /F >nul: 2>&1

echo 	Wait for closing Edge background process.
TIMEOUT /T 5 /NOBREAK >nul:

echo 	Copy data and compress.
powershell -NoLogo -NoProfile -Command Compress-Archive -LiteralPath "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" -DestinationPath "%Dest%\bck_edge.zip" -Force

echo 	Export registry keys.
regedit /E "%Dest%\Microsoft_Edge_backup.reg" "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\PreferenceMACs"

rem Add information on backup type, data and time
(
  echo Backup of Microsoft Edge on %Date% - %Time% 
  echo Rif: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/159004-how-backup-restore-everything-microsoft-edge-windows.html 
) > "%Dest%\Readme.txt"

:end
echo(
echo 	Finished.
echo(
pause
goto :eof
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:: OLD code with ROBOCOPY

	rem echo Copy data.
	rem robocopy "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\edge" "%DISK%\bck_edge\edge" /E /COPYALL /NFL /NDL

	rem IF %ERRORLEVEL% LSS 8 goto finish

	rem Echo Something failed in copy data & goto :end

	rem :finish
	rem Echo All copy data done, no fatal errors.

VER 0.4 BETA : Download -> bckedge_V0.4.zip

example screenshot:




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I work with a version with security description and compressed